In Tianheng City, the unconscious Sword Venerable lay in a wheelchair as a maid pushed him outside for some fresh air.
In the battle of Windless Plain, the two unparalleled masters of the sword had ended it with a single strike, both surpassing the limits of the human realm. Yet their cultivation was constrained by their fleshly bodies, unable to bear that sword strike which transcended all bounds.
In the end, the Shaking Light King died in battle, while Mu Changge's divine soul was gravely wounded and his meridians utterly shattered, leaving him a living corpse.
With the loss of the Shaking Light King, the peak fighting forces of Central Province's various sects suffered a devastating blow. Likewise, the Heavenly Palace side could hardly endure such a tremendous loss.
The Heavenly Palace God of War was the faith of countless Heavenly Palace warriors. His status was even no lower than that of the Star Venerable.
Not far away, Chao Tianxi approached. Looking at Mu Changge sleeping in the wheelchair, his expression darkened. For the future of the Heavenly Palace, they had lost ten Human Sovereigns, including the Sword Venerable, along with thousands of innate experts.
In a battle for survival, there could be no retreat. To win a place for the people of the Heavenly Palace to live, the Heavenly Palace had to win this war.
"Star Venerable," Eastern Patrol Venerable stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Is there truly no possibility of the Sword Venerable recovering?" Chao Tianxi asked.
Eastern Patrol Venerable fell silent, then nodded. He had already done everything he could. He had tried all the healing medicines from the Pill Pagoda, but this time, none of them had worked.
The innate realm was ultimately not that of true immortals. Its power of recovery had limits; once the